Detection Capabilities Of Endpoint Antivirus Solutions

In order to diminish both security and privacy risks to organizations, measures need to be taken to combat risks throughout the various stages of the threat’s life cycle. Specific processes must be implemented to identify threats, procedures to follow when the attack occurs, and finally methods to recover from the attack (Houlding, 2011).

Cyber threats have increased dramatically over the past few years, with large companies such as Amazon, Netflex, PayPal, Wikipedia and most recently Equifax, experiencing high profile breaches. Traditional tools, defenses and responses have been strained with keeping up with the level and sophistication of an very organized and ubiquitous hacking community, which has coalesced into organized crime syndicates that the FBI and law enforcement continues to battle.

One of the largest manufacturing, design and marketing companies was breached when its antivirus software failed. This allowed hackers to access 600+ endpoints. As a result of the attack, the organization’s IT team faced around-the-clock work and it placed a heavy strain on internal resources. Existing internal tools were not providing enough visibility to solve the problem, and the organization struggled to remediate the issues. The organization needed to immediately

Abstract: In this real world, protecting the information of an organization that is present in a software and hardware or data present on them is important. Here comes the point of Threat Intelligence, where it recognises the disruption or misleading of the service provide by these data present on the software and hardware in the form of accessing through network, code injection, data injection, hacking of the sites, controlling through physical access or by any means of taking control over the data. Simply, Threat intelligence is the set of data collected, assessed and applied regarding security threats, threat actors, exploits, vulnerabilities and compromise indicators. It is usually presented in either the form of strategic or tactical intelligence. Strategic intelligence involves broader and higher-level abstracts of data to identify threats and how the organization needs to react where Tactical intelligence involves collecting the network information, analyzing it, identifying the threats and responding. By using of this it makes cost effective to organization by reducing security incidents, which increases responsive time by finding solution in a least possible time. It also shows the security incidents, attacks and events. It provides decision support to the organization and possibly a strategic advantage. Threat intelligence also involves series of steps which make the data to be gone through several phases starting with collection, then planning, process, produce

Every professional working in a security operations center understands that attacks are on the rise. Criminals who steal credit card numbers to resell on the dark web, hackers who launch ransomware attacks, industrial spies seeking to steal intellectual properties and state-sponsored hackers who seem to have diverse reasons for selecting their targets have all become much more adept at penetrating security measures. The financial cost of these breaches is shocking, according to the 2016 Data Breach Study conducted by IBM and the Ponemon Institute.

Abstract: In this real world, protecting the information of an organization that is present in a software and hardware or data present on them is important. Here comes the point of Threat Intelligence, where it recognises the disruption or misleading of the service provide by these data present on the software and hardware in the form of accessing through network, code injection, data injection, hacking of the sites, controlling through physical access or by any means of taking control over the data. Simply, Threat intelligence is the set of data collected, assessed and applied regarding security threats, threat actors, exploits, vulnerabilities and compromise indicators. It is usually presented in either the form of strategic or tactical intelligence. Strategic intelligence involves broader and higher-level abstracts of data to identify threats and how the organization needs to react where Tactical intelligence involves collecting the network information, analyzing it, identifying the threats and responding. By using of this it makes cost effective to organization by reducing security incidents, which increases responsive time by finding solution in a least possible time. It also shows the security incidents, attacks and events. It provides decision support to the organization and possibly a strategic advantage. Threat intelligence also involves series of steps which make the data to be gone through several phases starting with collection, then planning, process, produce

The average compromise dwells in the network for 229 days before it is discovered . While not all compromises translate into breach, the longer the compromise goes undetected, the greater the potential of a breach. As a result, many organizations are beginning to look at dwell time as a barometer of healthy enterprise security. Today’s advanced attackers gravitate to “low signal” incursions that bypass perimeter defense and are difficult to detect. They frequently employ multiple attack vectors hidden within, or alongside, legitimate activity, then move laterally to more critical systems. The attacker will escalate his/her privileges, leverage built-in tools that

Yesterday’s simple attacks that caused containable damage have given way to modern cybercrime operations that are sophisticated, well-funded, and capable of causing major disruption to organizations (Oliver, 2014).

Establishing and maintaining a secure operating environment to include hardened operating systems, baselines, and applications is complicated and can only be achieved with properly trained personnel and the correct equipment. Hardening information systems is an essential task that must be completed to assure the highest level of security and preserve total integrity of the computing environment. Recommended steps that should be considered when hardening information systems include the disabling of unnecessary services and removal

In the last decade, technology has evolved dramatically. Even to the point in which is indispensable in our lives. As the world becomes more and more interconnected through technology, the amount of information that is stored in servers all around the world continues to grow. At the same time, governments, businesses, organizations, military groups, and terrorist groups are constantly developing new technology in order to achieve a competitive advantage over the rest of the world. The technology of today is much more advanced, powerful, and dangerous than the technology from ten years ago, even to the point in which a single cyber-attack can cause the death of millions of people. For that reason, cyber security has

In the recent years, the threat that faces data and information has been systematically increasing, from viruses to organized gangs that aim to stifle the operations of information systems, steal crucial information or facilitate leakage of competitive information.

Ever since the creation of the internet more than two decades ago, cyber-attacks have increased in sophistication and frequency. The conventional paradigm of cyber-attacks was to target a number of system vulnerabilities, write exploits, and then mass distribute them to a large number of internet hosts. For this reason, most security systems focused on defending against Malware, making sure that all systems are timely patched with the most up to date version of operating systems etc. However, these conventional defenses are often insufficient to defend against more powerful attacks staged by insiders. Insider

The human and technological aspects of cyber threats changed dramatically in the past year. Witnessing new techniques blended with the old, resulting in highly evasive attacks. Recently we have seen big business, corporations,

Cyber threats have become more and more sophisticated, and have demonstrated that static security concepts are no longer adequate with today’s advanced and well-funded attackers. The increasing risk of espionage within the cyber domain has revealed that data is not protected. It has even become important for organizations to re-evaluate their methods in protecting their systems, and should urge the need for an additional ‘pre-emption’ phase for better prevention techniques, detection, and response (Fischer, 2014). There is not as much concern about the type of the security concept, but more about the policy in place that organizations choose to adopt in an effort to battle the threats. There is a gradual

Existing and potential threats in the area of cyber security are among the most critical challenges of the 21st century. Threats emanate from a wide variety of sources, and manifest themselves in disruptive activities that target individuals, businesses, national infrastructures, and governments alike. Their effects carry significant risk for public safety, the security of nations and the stability of the globally linked international community as a whole. Malicious use of information technology can easily be concealed. The origin, identity of the perpetrator, or motivation for the disruption can be difficult to ascertain. Often, the perpetrators of these activities can only be inferred from the target, the effect or other circumstantial evidence. Threat actors can operate with substantial impunity from virtually anywhere.